UNITED STATES WIN

EIGHT OF 12 SINGLES

TO RETAIN HANDA CUP

FOR OVER-45s

The United States retained the Handa Cup with a 26-22 win over the World Team - co-captain Cathy Panton-Lewis - in the two-day match for over-45s female professionals at the World Golf Village, St Augustine in Florida today.

Two points were awarded for a win and one for a halved match.

The World team led 14-10 at the conclusion of Saturday's nine-hole ties. They won the foursomes 9-3 but United States began to narrow the gap by taking the better-ball session 7-5.

In the concluding singles ties, the Americans were the dominant force, winning eight of the 12 ties.

Perhaps the World would have been better off with Cathy Panton-Lewis as a player as she was last year.

+US team captain Kathy Whitworth is pictured with the Handa Cup.

Sunday's singles results (US names first):

Sherri Turner bt Sally Little 2 and 1.

Beth Daniel bt Dawn Coe-Jones 2 and 1.

Patty Sheehan bt Alicia Dibos 4 and 2.

Amy Alcott lost to Nancy Harvey 1 hole.

Nancy Scranton lost to Jan Stephenson 6 and 5.

Christa Johnson lost to Anne Marie Palli 1 hole.

JoAnne Carner bt Mieko Nomujra 2 and 1.

Cindy Rarick bt Barb Scherbak 5 and 4.

Pat Bradley bt Nayoko Yoshikawa 5 and 4.

Rosie Jones bt Michiko Acada 3 and 2.

Sandra Haynie lost to Angie Tsai 4 and 3.

Marilyn Lovander bt Maria Alice Gonzales 7 and 5.